Improved spring bed-bottom



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGEc J. FRANKLIN PEOK, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVED SPRING BED-BOTTOM.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No."90,384, dated May 25, 1869.

letters of reference thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in renderlng the bed noiseless by means of a cush- 1on, upon which the springs are impin ged when the bed is in use, and at the crossings y of the iron straps, where they come in contact, and also in making the beds with rounded corners, so as to fit bedsteads of modern construction and avoid interference from corners of the posts projecting inward.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will describe its construction and operation.

To make the cushion, I take paper, cloth, or other suitable material, and cut the samein pieces of proper size, which I wrap around the under strap of iron under each spring, and at each crossing, asV shown in the accompanying drawing (marked A) by the colored spots, and secure the same in place with glue, paste, or other glutinous material, so that when the bed is in use the springs are impinged upon the cushion, which deadens the sound, and thus avoid the noise consequent upon the iron being brought in contact, and the same effect is secured at the other crossings.

Another method is to cut the material for cushions ot proper size and stitch the edges i' iron of proper thickness, and cut out the corners in quarter-circles, by punching or otherwise. I then punch asloton each end of the corner, upon the same radius as the center, as shown in the accompanying drawing, (marked 13,) by means of which, in putting the bed together, I am enabled to fasten the first and second straps, both length and cross wise, to each corner, with a single rivet at each end, and adjust the width and length of the bed so that the other straps are readily riveted in their places, and greater symmetry is given to the bed.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The application of the cushions to the metal strips at each intersection of the same, and

the construction of the circular cornerpieces with slots, in the manner set forth, and for the purposes described.

AMAsA WARREN, J. M. STEBBINs. 

